Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the fifteen ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have given a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $38.7692.

KRC has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Kilroy Realty from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Scotiabank dropped their target price on Kilroy Realty from $42.00 to $37.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $35.00 price target on shares of Kilroy Realty in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty in a research report on Thursday, December 4th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Kilroy Realty by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 618 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kilroy Realty in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Kilroy Realty during the third quarter worth about $40,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Kilroy Realty by 135.0% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,001 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 575 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Kilroy Realty by 276.5% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 979 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 719 shares in the last quarter. 94.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Kilroy Realty Price Performance

KRC stock opened at $28.25 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.23 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a current ratio of 2.13. Kilroy Realty has a 1 year low of $27.07 and a 1 year high of $45.03. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $37.64.

Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by ($0.88). Kilroy Realty had a return on equity of 4.91% and a net margin of 24.82%.The company had revenue of $272.19 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $270.21 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.20 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Kilroy Realty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.450 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Kilroy Realty will post 4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kilroy Realty Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a $0.54 dividend. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. Kilroy Realty’s payout ratio is 93.51%.

About Kilroy Realty

Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on the development, acquisition and management of high‐quality office and mixed‐use properties along the U.S. West Coast. The company’s portfolio encompasses major urban markets including Los Angeles, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. Kilroy Realty targets properties in transit‐oriented submarkets, blending workplace space with retail, residential and hospitality amenities to create vibrant, walkable neighborhoods.

Founded in the mid‐20th century by members of the Kilroy family, the company evolved from a regional landlord into one of the leading West Coast office landlords.